China's paintings and calligraphy are dominated by lines, and the tools used are all sharp pens. In order to enrich the line stippling of calligraphy and painting, we should first pay attention to writing and master the methods of lightness, speed and integrity when carrying the pen. This is the brushwork.
If "calligraphy and painting are of the same origin", it mainly means that calligraphy and Chinese painting are consistent in the aesthetic requirements of using lines. They come from using the same tool-brush, from the same aesthetic psychology and understanding. Write and draw, draw and write.
The "Kung Fu" of Chinese painting pen has a very high aesthetic style and taste in depth and breadth. The change of pen is rich and colorful. Because the times are different, the characteristics of using pens are also changing. In addition, everyone's preferences and personality differences lead to different pens.
However, no matter how the pen changes and how there are differences, the "four elements" of pen use summarized by modern painter Huang still deserve our careful understanding. This is "leveling with a pen, like painting sand with a cone;" The pen must be round, like a broken hairpin, as soft as gold; Leave a pen, such as a leak; The pen must be heavy, such as a stone falling from a mountain. "Everyone can carefully understand the truth in sketching and expand the extension of the spirit of using a pen.
Ordinary brushwork
Center: that is, during the operation of the brush, the nib of the conical brush is always in the center of the pen. The central pen is the primary feature of Chinese painting brushwork.
Side: As the name implies, the brush is inclined, and the center of the nib is biased to the side. It is characterized by rich pen changes and strong pen tension, which is refreshing.
Backstroke: the running mode of the brush in the opposite direction relative to the forward direction of the forehand position.
Drag before: that is, pour the brush on the paper and drag it. It is characterized by natural transformation and high speed.
Broken hair and leaking marks: the method of using a pen according to the phenomena and marks in nature is the variation of the central pen, thus enriching the performance of the central pen.
Feibaifeng: It is transformed from Feibaifeng in calligraphy pen. It is characterized by a loose and hairy pen, which looks like a dragonfly, but in fact it is vigorous, masculine and introverted, loose and spirited, and has an endless feeling.